Dr. Qin Wang received her M.D. degree from Beijing Medical University, China. After traveling to the US, she obtained her Ph.D. degree in December 1999 from University of Iowa. She then did her postdoc work at Vanderbilt University, where she was appointed as a Research Assistant Professor two years later. In June 2005, Dr. Wang joined UAB as an Assistant Professor.

The long term goal of our research is to reveal novel regulatory pathways controlling G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) functions at the molecular and cellular levels and to understand how these regulatory mechanisms influence GPCR-elicited physiological functions in vivo, so as to provide new insights for therapeutic strategies.
Current projects include: 1) regulation of alpha2A adrenergic receptor trafficking and signaling in native neurons exploiting gene knock-in and knock-out mice; 2) regulation of adenosine-mediated synaptic plasticity and behavior; 3) functions of the alpha2A adrenergic receptor in neurodegenerative diseases.